On-Going Operations of the State Water Project Delta Facilities
Summary
SCH Number
2020020410
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
On-Going Operations of the State Water Project Delta Facilities
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/20/2020
Document Description
The Project addressed through CDFW's authorization is the ongoing operations of the State Water Project (SWP) in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the Suisun Marsh, only through March031, 2020, or until issuance of an incidental take permit in response to the Department of Water Resources' (DWR) pending request for long-term authorization. For this six-week period, operations will continue consistent with and as described in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 2008 Biological Opinion (BO) for Delta smelt and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 2009 Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, incorporated herein by reference.
Contact Information
Name
Joshua Grover
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Regions
Northern California
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
DWR's request for California Endangered Species Act authorization, and CDFW's authorization, explicitly require DWR to implement all operations, management, maintenance, and monitoring activities in the Delta as described in and in accordance with the USFWS 2008 BO for Delta smelt and the NMFS 2009 BO, during the maximum six-week term of the authorization.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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